Archived articles / letters for December 2005

India Link Internationl - Europe and India: prepared to face the challenges of globalisation?
06 Dec 2005

My interest in Indian politics goes back to childhood � my late mother was born in Simla, where her father, my grandfather, was stationed. I grew up familiar with Indian artefacts and with a grandmother who cooked an excellent curry, long before the dish became popular in the UK.

As a primary school teacher in London, and as I became politically active, I developed an interested in the families of Indian and South Asian origin living in the capital. So, when I was elected to the European Parliament I was very keen to be involved with the Parliament�s Delegation to South Asia. Eleven years on, I am now the longest serving member of this committee.